certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
water damage; flood disaster
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
tattling; telling on (someone)
letting (someone) die without helping
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
arista; awn; (grain) beard
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await